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Resettlement re-cap: a periodic report from the Cuban Refugee Center, January 1968

SPONSOR CUBAN REFUGEES
Fulfill Their Faith in Freedom
JANUARY 1968
RESETTLEMENT RE-CAP
FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USE
A PERIODIC REPORT FROM CUBAN REFUGEE CENTER — FREEDOM TOWER, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33101
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE
SOCIAL AND REHABILITATION SERVICE
U.S. CUBAN REFUGEE PROGRAM JOHN FREDERICK THOMAS, Director, Washington, D. C.
ERROL T. BALLANFONTE, Director of Center HARRY B. LYFORD, Editor
WASHINGTON, D.C, AREA CUBANS REPORT PROGRESS IN SELF-HELP PROGRAM
To suggest organization patterns that may spark self-help action by Cuban refugee groups in many U.S. cities,
RESETTLEMENT RE-CAP is privileged to update its last October issue story that appeared under the headline:
CUBANS HELP CUBANS IN 'WORK TO CAPACITY1 PROJECT. Developments now reported should be of interest to all refugee groups and American individuals and organizations seeking to help Cubans improve their opportunities in
employment and community activities.
For coordination purposes in the Washington, D.C, metropolitan area, a Council For The Spanish-Speaking
Community has been set up, under the chairmanship of Rev. Puro de Jesus Juarbe, 2505 Champlain Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20009. Principal plans for action units in the District of Columbia, and adjoining areas in
Virginia and Maryland are: (1) To stimulate participation in action for the economic welfare, education and
health of all; (2) To better general living conditions; (3) To canvass all Latins to determine needs; (4)
Open free English classes and job training programs to help persons contribute to the full extent of their
abilities and to provide better for their families.
Carlos Rosario, 1614 Hobart Street, N.W., Washington, 20009, is President of this first community committee
and reports that its staff is on a volunteer basis. The group estimates there are 40,000 Latins in the city
area, the majority Cubans. The Board of Education is cooperating in plans for free English classes and specialized job training, with trainees getting $40 weekly, plus expenses. One of the committee's Centers offers
translation assistance in Latin contacts concerning employment, medical and hospitalization needs.
Antonio Anillo, 8500 Houston Street, Silver Spring, Md., 20910, who heads the Maryland committee, was a recent visitor in Miami, and reported that 700 persons have registered for free English classes, begun with the
aid of Boards of Education. Eighty-three volunteers of all nationalities are participating in work of the
committee toward better employment and translator services. Other objectives include a Credit Union, free day
care for children whose mothers work, job training, and community-wide information channels.
In the Virginia area Orlando Cruz, Committee President, lives at 3704 Arlington Boulevard, Arlington, Va.,
22204, and the Committee Office is in Room 113, Citizen Resources Building, 1430 N.Uhle Street, 22201, near
the Courthouse. There is an official bulletin, with 5,200 copies mailed in the area. The general objective
"to establish a clear line of communication between the community and its existing services that may be of
aid to the Spanish-speaking" includes all details mentioned by the other committees. A solid base for operations has been established by incorporating as a non-profit organization under Virginia law.
Each of the three local committees has established contacts with local, state and federal government representatives who can help the groups toward their objectives.
WALKS IMPROVE ENGLISH
A bilingual friend, Elena Perez, helps
Maria Isabel Herrera, a newly-arrived
Cuban refugee, improve her English on
walks near school in Flint, Mich. (See
"Classmates Are Helpful" story, Page 3.)
CAME FROM CUBA WHEN 11; NOW IS TEEN-AGE MAGAZINE COVER GIRL
Mirta Ruiz has scored a remarkable "first" among achievements of
Cuban refugees in the country of their sanctuary. She is the "cover
girl" in the January issue of "Seventeen," known as America's Teen-Age
Magazine. In full-length, action pose, Mirta is shown in color, not
only once, but four-and-a-half times in an ingenious picture arrangement that prompts the magazine to report that "she's beside herself."
As if walking to greet the reader with a "glad to see you" look, the
Mirtas are each shown in "string-along" dress -- "man-tailored with
short, polo shirt sleeves and nifty front-button placket" all knit
of cotton string, to quote the cover description, on page 124 of the
magazine, where Mirta is named as the model and her picture is shown
again.
The possibility of this cover picture was mentioned in the December issue of RESETTLEMENT RE-CAP, under the headline: "Cuban Refugee, 16, With Contract As A Model, Resettles Most Of Her Family."
Observed by chance in Miami when she rode an elevator with a New York
modeling agency official, Mirta soon had a 5-year contract and went
to begin a training course for models. Going with her were her mother, Mrs. Armando Ruiz, and an older sister. The father has now joined them in New York where all are busy in employment they found for
themselves. Mirta came from Cuba when 11 years old.
FOR HOW-TO-HELP REFUGEES SUGGESTIONS SEE THE DAYTON, OHIO, 'WOMAN OF YEAR1 STORY ON PAGE 2

SPONSOR CUBAN REFUGEES
Fulfill Their Faith in Freedom
JANUARY 1968
RESETTLEMENT RE-CAP
FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USE
A PERIODIC REPORT FROM CUBAN REFUGEE CENTER — FREEDOM TOWER, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33101
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE
SOCIAL AND REHABILITATION SERVICE
U.S. CUBAN REFUGEE PROGRAM JOHN FREDERICK THOMAS, Director, Washington, D. C.
ERROL T. BALLANFONTE, Director of Center HARRY B. LYFORD, Editor
WASHINGTON, D.C, AREA CUBANS REPORT PROGRESS IN SELF-HELP PROGRAM
To suggest organization patterns that may spark self-help action by Cuban refugee groups in many U.S. cities,
RESETTLEMENT RE-CAP is privileged to update its last October issue story that appeared under the headline:
CUBANS HELP CUBANS IN 'WORK TO CAPACITY1 PROJECT. Developments now reported should be of interest to all refugee groups and American individuals and organizations seeking to help Cubans improve their opportunities in
employment and community activities.
For coordination purposes in the Washington, D.C, metropolitan area, a Council For The Spanish-Speaking
Community has been set up, under the chairmanship of Rev. Puro de Jesus Juarbe, 2505 Champlain Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20009. Principal plans for action units in the District of Columbia, and adjoining areas in
Virginia and Maryland are: (1) To stimulate participation in action for the economic welfare, education and
health of all; (2) To better general living conditions; (3) To canvass all Latins to determine needs; (4)
Open free English classes and job training programs to help persons contribute to the full extent of their
abilities and to provide better for their families.
Carlos Rosario, 1614 Hobart Street, N.W., Washington, 20009, is President of this first community committee
and reports that its staff is on a volunteer basis. The group estimates there are 40,000 Latins in the city
area, the majority Cubans. The Board of Education is cooperating in plans for free English classes and specialized job training, with trainees getting $40 weekly, plus expenses. One of the committee's Centers offers
translation assistance in Latin contacts concerning employment, medical and hospitalization needs.
Antonio Anillo, 8500 Houston Street, Silver Spring, Md., 20910, who heads the Maryland committee, was a recent visitor in Miami, and reported that 700 persons have registered for free English classes, begun with the
aid of Boards of Education. Eighty-three volunteers of all nationalities are participating in work of the
committee toward better employment and translator services. Other objectives include a Credit Union, free day
care for children whose mothers work, job training, and community-wide information channels.
In the Virginia area Orlando Cruz, Committee President, lives at 3704 Arlington Boulevard, Arlington, Va.,
22204, and the Committee Office is in Room 113, Citizen Resources Building, 1430 N.Uhle Street, 22201, near
the Courthouse. There is an official bulletin, with 5,200 copies mailed in the area. The general objective
"to establish a clear line of communication between the community and its existing services that may be of
aid to the Spanish-speaking" includes all details mentioned by the other committees. A solid base for operations has been established by incorporating as a non-profit organization under Virginia law.
Each of the three local committees has established contacts with local, state and federal government representatives who can help the groups toward their objectives.
WALKS IMPROVE ENGLISH
A bilingual friend, Elena Perez, helps
Maria Isabel Herrera, a newly-arrived
Cuban refugee, improve her English on
walks near school in Flint, Mich. (See
"Classmates Are Helpful" story, Page 3.)
CAME FROM CUBA WHEN 11; NOW IS TEEN-AGE MAGAZINE COVER GIRL
Mirta Ruiz has scored a remarkable "first" among achievements of
Cuban refugees in the country of their sanctuary. She is the "cover
girl" in the January issue of "Seventeen," known as America's Teen-Age
Magazine. In full-length, action pose, Mirta is shown in color, not
only once, but four-and-a-half times in an ingenious picture arrangement that prompts the magazine to report that "she's beside herself."
As if walking to greet the reader with a "glad to see you" look, the
Mirtas are each shown in "string-along" dress -- "man-tailored with
short, polo shirt sleeves and nifty front-button placket" all knit
of cotton string, to quote the cover description, on page 124 of the
magazine, where Mirta is named as the model and her picture is shown
again.
The possibility of this cover picture was mentioned in the December issue of RESETTLEMENT RE-CAP, under the headline: "Cuban Refugee, 16, With Contract As A Model, Resettles Most Of Her Family."
Observed by chance in Miami when she rode an elevator with a New York
modeling agency official, Mirta soon had a 5-year contract and went
to begin a training course for models. Going with her were her mother, Mrs. Armando Ruiz, and an older sister. The father has now joined them in New York where all are busy in employment they found for
themselves. Mirta came from Cuba when 11 years old.
FOR HOW-TO-HELP REFUGEES SUGGESTIONS SEE THE DAYTON, OHIO, 'WOMAN OF YEAR1 STORY ON PAGE 2